LOCAL Council considers pay raises for 2007...

May 09, 2006

LOCALCouncil considers pay raises for 2007 County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer, R-District 3, and a member of the Marshall County Personnel Committee, presented recommendations for raises for county workers to the Marshall County Council Monday. B1Judge won't dismiss Pelley charges A judge denied both pending motions to dismiss the four murder charges for which Jeffrey Pelley is awaiting trial. Pelley, now 34, is the former Lakeville resident accused of killing his father, stepmother and two stepsisters in April 1989 as a 17-year-old high school senior. The Rev. Robert Pelley, 38; his wife, Dawn, 32; and her daughters, Janel, 8, and Jolene, 6, were found dead in the family's home, killed by shotgun blasts. With Judge Roland W. Chamblee Jr.'s rulings that became public Monday, Pelley's case remains scheduled for trial starting July 10. But that may change depending on the outcome of the defense plan to seek review of the judge's ruling. B1Attorney: Chiropractor program 'all bogus' Portraying him as a greedy liar who took advantage of the elderly, the handicapped and the poor, the government launched its case Monday against a Granger chiropractor charged with health care fraud. In his opening statement in U.S. District Court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald J. Schmid said the case against Bruno Choiniere, who had offices in South Bend and Niles, is "about lies and fraud." Choiniere is charged in a 34-count federal indictment with earning about $1.5 million by overcharging medical insurance providers for back braces patients did not need. B8BUSINESSConn-Selmer plans job fair for workers Musical instruments maker Conn-Selmer said it will hold a job fair Friday and Saturday to fill numerous jobs. The jobs are the same as those once held by 230 striking workers at the company's Vincent Bach plant in Elkhart. C8